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=== Weaknesses === | === Weaknesses === | ||
[[File:Inside a Cybermat RotC.jpg|thumb|Internals of a Post-Cyber-War-era Cybermat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')]] | [[File:Inside a Cybermat RotC.jpg|thumb|Internals of a Post-Cyber-War-era Cybermat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')]] | ||
Cybermats shared the Cybermen's weakness for [[gold]], but it was possible for gold to be placed inside them without damaging their systems and the gold could be injected into Cybermen as they would inject other humanoids. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') They could also be disabled with electric charges, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') although this weakness seems to have been eliminated later; one was used to siphon electricity from power sources instead. The same model proved vulnerable to the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], which was able to either stun or fry the Cybermat memory. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') They could also be disabled with a sonic pulse, using an amplifier. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'') The Cybermats of the [[Mondas | Cybermats shared the Cybermen's weakness for [[gold]], but it was possible for gold to be placed inside them without damaging their systems and the gold could be injected into Cybermen as they would inject other humanoids. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') They could also be disabled with electric charges, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') although this weakness seems to have been eliminated later; one was used to siphon electricity from power sources instead. The same model proved vulnerable to the [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], which was able to either stun or fry the Cybermat memory. ([[TV]]: ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'') They could also be disabled with a sonic pulse, using an amplifier. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'') The Cybermats of the [[Mondas]]ian [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]] contained a failsafe system (that they also shared with the [[Patient (World Enough and Time)|special patients]] and the fully converted [[Cybermen]]) that, if turned on, would force them to stay on [[Floor 1056]] of the ship; their programming could be hacked to [[Deadlock seal|deadlock]] this system on, trapping them at the bottom of the ship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alit in Underland (short story)|Alit in Underland]]) ''However, the Cybermen were eventually able to work around this and deactivated the system, allowing the Cybermats to function properly again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== The Mondasian colony ship === | === The Mondasian colony ship === | ||
Cybermats were developed and used by the Cybermen created by {{Simm}} on the [[Mondas | Cybermats were developed and used by the Cybermen created by {{Simm}} on the [[Mondas]]ian [[colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]]. One group of [[Neomorph]] Cybermen, under orders from a [[Cyber-Planner (Alit in Underland)|Cyber-Planner]], attempted to use a swarm of Cybermats to attack the colonists of [[Floor 0507]] so that they would be easier to capture for [[Cyber-conversion|conversion]]. However, {{Gomez}} was able to use the ship’s systems to hack into the Cybermats''''<nowiki/> '''programming, allowing her to reactivate an old failsafe system that her previous incarnation built into the [[Cyber-Technology|cyber-technology]] of the [[Hospital (World Enough and Time)|hospital]] on [[Floor 1056]], causing the Cybermats to return to the bottom of the ship and remain trapped there. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alit in Underland (short story)|Alit in Underland]]'') Eventually, however, this system was deactivated again by the Cybermen. After [[Nardole]] and the colonists of Floor 0507 evacuated to [[Floor 0502]], large groups of Cybermats continually travelled to their location, arriving at the [[solar farm]] every [[spring]] for several centuries, even after Nardole's'''<nowiki/>''' [[death]], though by that time the colonists had “sorted” their conflict with the Cybermen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
=== Mondas === | === Mondas === | ||
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Cybermats appeared on a [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] which the [[CyberMondasian]]s had occupied. The [[Second Doctor]] and his [[grandchildren]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]], found three [[dead]] Cybermats in a [[meadow]] of [[flower]]s. Determining that the Cybermats had been killed by the unique scent of the flowers, the three travellers used the flowers to get past the Cybermen and escape their [[Cyber-City (Flower Power)|Cyber-City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'') | Cybermats appeared on a [[Planet (Flower Power)|planet]] which the [[CyberMondasian]]s had occupied. The [[Second Doctor]] and his [[grandchildren]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who]], found three [[dead]] Cybermats in a [[meadow]] of [[flower]]s. Determining that the Cybermats had been killed by the unique scent of the flowers, the three travellers used the flowers to get past the Cybermen and escape their [[Cyber-City (Flower Power)|Cyber-City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flower Power (comic story)|Flower Power]]'') | ||
===Late 20th century=== | === Late 20th century === | ||
Following the [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|first invasion of Earth]], [[Gareth Arnold]] uncovered a [[Cyber-ship]] that had crashed in [[Cambridge]] many years beforehand and experimented with the technology that had survived. Using Cybermats, Arnold attempted to convert all of Cambridge, but was stopped by the [[Third Doctor]]. The Cybermen that Arnold had created went into stasis on the ship, awaiting an activation signal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]'') | Following the [[Cyberman invasion of Earth (The Invasion)|first invasion of Earth]], [[Gareth Arnold]] uncovered a [[Cyber-ship]] that had crashed in [[Cambridge]] many years beforehand and experimented with the technology that had survived. Using Cybermats, Arnold attempted to convert all of Cambridge, but was stopped by the [[Third Doctor]]. The Cybermen that Arnold had created went into stasis on the ship, awaiting an activation signal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Blue Tooth (audio story)|The Blue Tooth]]'') | ||
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During the late [[CyberFaction]]'s attack on [[Space Station W3]] in the [[year]] [[2079]], Cybermats were deployed by the [[Cybermen]] following the orders of the [[Cyber-Planner (The Wheel in Space)]]. These Cybermats proceeded to consume the [[space station]]'s store of [[bernalium]] need to power the [[x-ray]] [[laser]], leaving the station vulnerable to [[meteorite]]s. They were discovered by [[engineer]] [[Bill Duggan]] before scurrying away. Elsewhere, the Cybermats attacked and killed engineer [[Kemel Rudkin]]. Ultimately, the [[Second Doctor]] neutralised the Cybermats by jamming their audio frequency, causing them to disintegrate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | During the late [[CyberFaction]]'s attack on [[Space Station W3]] in the [[year]] [[2079]], Cybermats were deployed by the [[Cybermen]] following the orders of the [[Cyber-Planner (The Wheel in Space)]]. These Cybermats proceeded to consume the [[space station]]'s store of [[bernalium]] need to power the [[x-ray]] [[laser]], leaving the station vulnerable to [[meteorite]]s. They were discovered by [[engineer]] [[Bill Duggan]] before scurrying away. Elsewhere, the Cybermats attacked and killed engineer [[Kemel Rudkin]]. Ultimately, the [[Second Doctor]] neutralised the Cybermats by jamming their audio frequency, causing them to disintegrate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'') | ||
===23rd century=== | === 23rd century === | ||
The Cybermats appeared to have something to do with the conversion process. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'') | The Cybermats appeared to have something to do with the conversion process. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dreadnought (comic story)|Dreadnought]]'') | ||
===Orion War=== | === Orion War === | ||
In [[2503]], a Cybermat smuggled itself aboard the ''[[Vanguard (Sword of Orion)|Vanguard]]'' and began sabotaging its systems. [[Vol]] shot it, disabling its weapons, but the Cybermen reprogrammed it to take control of the crew's minds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'') | In [[2503]], a Cybermat smuggled itself aboard the ''[[Vanguard (Sword of Orion)|Vanguard]]'' and began sabotaging its systems. [[Vol]] shot it, disabling its weapons, but the Cybermen reprogrammed it to take control of the crew's minds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'') | ||
===Telos=== | === Telos === | ||
The [[Cyber-tomb]]s on [[Telos]] had tunnels for the [[Telosian]] Cybermats to move from the tombs to the main control rooms. Along with the [[CyberTelosian]]s, these Cybermats lay dormant until Telos was found by the [[Brotherhood of Logicians]]. A small Cybermat was found by [[Victoria Waterfield]]. When the Cybermen were reawoken, this Cybermat became active and attacked the [[Kaftan]] as she held Victoria at [[gun]]point, rendering the Logician unconscious and inadvertently saving Victoria, who destroyed it with Kaftan's gun. Larger Cybermats were used by the [[CyberTelosian Controller]] to attack the [[human]]s after he and the other Cybermen were trapped underground by the [[Second Doctor]]. The doctor was able to disable the Cybermats with an electric cable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | The [[Cyber-tomb]]s on [[Telos]] had tunnels for the [[Telosian]] Cybermats to move from the tombs to the main control rooms. Along with the [[CyberTelosian]]s, these Cybermats lay dormant until Telos was found by the [[Brotherhood of Logicians]]. A small Cybermat was found by [[Victoria Waterfield]]. When the Cybermen were reawoken, this Cybermat became active and attacked the [[Kaftan]] as she held Victoria at [[gun]]point, rendering the Logician unconscious and inadvertently saving Victoria, who destroyed it with Kaftan's gun. Larger Cybermats were used by the [[CyberTelosian Controller]] to attack the [[human]]s after he and the other Cybermen were trapped underground by the [[Second Doctor]]. The doctor was able to disable the Cybermats with an electric cable. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
Cybermats were also seen on the surface of Telos when the [[Twelfth Doctor]] sent "[[Lumpy]]" the [[Dalek]] there to retrieve one of the pieces of the [[Orb of Fates]], which was hidden in some ice.. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)|The Doctor and the Dalek]]'') | Cybermats were also seen on the surface of Telos when the [[Twelfth Doctor]] sent "[[Lumpy]]" the [[Dalek]] there to retrieve one of the pieces of the [[Orb of Fates]], which was hidden in some ice.. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)|The Doctor and the Dalek]]'') | ||
===Nerva Beacon=== | === Nerva Beacon === | ||
[[File:Jumping Cybermat.jpg|thumb|Cybermat preparing to jump. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')]] | [[File:Jumping Cybermat.jpg|thumb|Cybermat preparing to jump. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'')]] | ||
Cybermats were used by the [[CyberNomad]]s in their attack on [[Nerva Beacon]]. Transmitting [[venom]] with a [[bite]], these Cybermats first infected crewman [[Warner (Revenge of the Cyberman)|Warner]], who soon [[died]]. A Cybermat then attacked [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[companion]] of the [[Fourth Doctor]] who [[kill]]ed the Cybermat with [[gold]] [[dust]] before curing Sarah. Taking control of a Cybermat, the Doctor used it to threaten [[Kellman]], the Cybermen's [[human]] ally. Later, the Doctor filled the Cybermat with gold dust and used it to a Cyberman, injecting it with the dust and killing it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | Cybermats were used by the [[CyberNomad]]s in their attack on [[Nerva Beacon]]. Transmitting [[venom]] with a [[bite]], these Cybermats first infected crewman [[Warner (Revenge of the Cyberman)|Warner]], who soon [[died]]. A Cybermat then attacked [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[companion]] of the [[Fourth Doctor]] who [[kill]]ed the Cybermat with [[gold]] [[dust]] before curing Sarah. Taking control of a Cybermat, the Doctor used it to threaten [[Kellman]], the Cybermen's [[human]] ally. Later, the Doctor filled the Cybermat with gold dust and used it to a Cyberman, injecting it with the dust and killing it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
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During the [[5320s]], the [[Cyber-Empire]] had a [[Cybermat (The Bidding War)|Cybermat]] delivered to [[Addison Delamar]] so they could harvest the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[memory|memories]] of the [[Last Great Time War]]. The Cybermat managed to partially convert Delamar before [[Tara Mishra]] used [[gold]] to destroy it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'') | During the [[5320s]], the [[Cyber-Empire]] had a [[Cybermat (The Bidding War)|Cybermat]] delivered to [[Addison Delamar]] so they could harvest the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s [[memory|memories]] of the [[Last Great Time War]]. The Cybermat managed to partially convert Delamar before [[Tara Mishra]] used [[gold]] to destroy it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'') | ||
===Third Cyberwar=== | === Third Cyberwar === | ||
During the early [[year]]s of the [[Third Cyberwar]], [[Cyberiad]]-type Cybermen sent hundreds of [[Cyber Legion]] Cybermats to attack [[Space Station Hamlyn]]. However, the Cybermats were all lured to defeat by the [[Second Doctor]], using [[The Doctor's recorder|his recorder]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Scruffy Piper (short story)|The Scruffy Piper]]'') | During the early [[year]]s of the [[Third Cyberwar]], [[Cyberiad]]-type Cybermen sent hundreds of [[Cyber Legion]] Cybermats to attack [[Space Station Hamlyn]]. However, the Cybermats were all lured to defeat by the [[Second Doctor]], using [[The Doctor's recorder|his recorder]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Scruffy Piper (short story)|The Scruffy Piper]]'') | ||
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